{"id":602944,"date":"2023-12-28T21:02:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T18:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T21:02:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T18:02:54","slug":"the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Year Ahead: Climate in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2edcd9eddaa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2edcd9eddaa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#1_The_feds_will_plan_for_Canadas_worst-case_weather_scenarios\" >1. The feds will plan for Canada\u2019s worst-case weather scenarios<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#2_Clean-air_shelters_will_help_us_breathe_easier\" >2. Clean-air shelters will help us breathe easier<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#3_An_Indigenous-led_evacuation_centre_will_open_on_Cree_land\" >3. An Indigenous-led evacuation centre will open on Cree land<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#4_The_feds_will_unveil_finalized_emission_caps\" >4. The feds will unveil finalized emission caps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#5_On_renewables_itll_be_Alberta_vs_Alberta_and_everyone_else\" >5. On renewables, it\u2019ll be Alberta vs. Alberta (and everyone else)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#6_Canadian_businesses_will_come_clean_about_their_climate_records\" >6. Canadian businesses will come clean about their climate records<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#7_A_high-tech_Nova_Scotia_buoy_will_make_ocean_water_drinkable\" >7. A high-tech Nova Scotia buoy will make ocean water drinkable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#8_The_Trans_Mountain_pipeline_will_be_fully_operational_at_long_last\" >8. The Trans Mountain pipeline will be fully operational (at long last)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#9_Destructive_weather_will_wreak_havoc_on_insurance_premiums\" >9. Destructive weather will wreak havoc on insurance premiums<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-climate-in-2024\/#10_Climate_change_will_disrupt_the_tourism_industry\" >10. Climate change will disrupt the tourism industry<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\nCanadian premiers will battle the feds over renewable energy projects and emissions caps, while cities and communities will prep for fires and floods with innovative new emergency-readiness plans\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1257019\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1257019 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YA_Climate_WEB.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YA_Climate_WEB-171x96.jpg 171w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YA_Climate_WEB-489x275.jpg 489w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YA_Climate_WEB-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YA_Climate_WEB-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YA_Climate_WEB-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YA_Climate_WEB-766x431.jpg 766w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/YA_Climate_WEB-1000x561.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Illustration by Anna Minzhulina)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_feds_will_plan_for_Canadas_worst-case_weather_scenarios\"><\/span>1. The feds will plan for Canada\u2019s worst-case weather scenarios<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last May, the federal government released the National Risk Profile, Canada\u2019s first country-wide climate-risk assessment. The goal? To help Canadians grasp how extreme weather events could knock out homes, businesses and infrastructure\u2014and provide recovery options when they do. The first report zeroed in on the three costliest disasters facing Canada: wildfires, floods and earthquakes, like B.C.\u2019s long-anticipated \u201cBig One.\u201d It also revealed plans to train 1,000 firefighters and create a national early-warning system for seismic events, which is expected to roll out in 2024.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Clean-air_shelters_will_help_us_breathe_easier\"><\/span>2. Clean-air shelters will help us breathe easier<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last summer, Canadians\u2019 lungs and HVAC systems were put to the test during Canada\u2019s worst-ever wildfire season. Several cities have now called for the widespread establishment of clean-air shelters: public facilities with high-grade air filtration systems that can contend with the dangerously high levels of particulate in the air during fire season. In the Northwest Territories, chief public health officer Kami Kandola is planning to open shelters across the region. The city of Winnipeg recently assessed some 50 buildings as potential sites and, in 2024, will run drills to see how fast a city building can be transformed into a clean-air shelter on especially polluted days. Clean-air shelters are also included in Vancouver\u2019s 2024 climate adaptation strategy, which could become a model protocol for emergency planning.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_An_Indigenous-led_evacuation_centre_will_open_on_Cree_land\"><\/span>3. An Indigenous-led evacuation centre will open on Cree land<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Between dwindling food supplies, land-sterilizing fires and melting winter-access roads, First Nations people across Canada are often the first to see the consequences of climate change. A new $50-million evacuation centre on Missanabie Cree First Nation in northern Ontario could provide a template for culturally responsive emergency measures at home and worldwide. ISN Maskwa, a partner of the nation, is poised to open the country\u2019s first Indigenous-led evacuation centre, 350 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie, this spring. The new site will have capacity for almost 1,000 people and provide recreational facilities, commercial kitchens, a dining area and medicine trails to its temporary visitors.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_The_feds_will_unveil_finalized_emission_caps\"><\/span>4. The feds will unveil finalized emission caps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By mid-2024, the federal government is set to publish clear emissions caps for the oil and gas sector, with an eye to ensuring the electrical grid is completely carbon neutral by 2035. Whether or not we\u2019ll meet that deadline is still up for debate: in October of 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Ottawa overstepped with 2019 legislation that would allow the feds to review whether major provincial projects are environmentally sound. Going full steam ahead with the new caps is likely to flare tensions, primarily with Alberta, which mounted the court challenge. Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe, meanwhile, has said he and his constituents will rely on coal well into the 2030s, even under penalty of arrest.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_On_renewables_itll_be_Alberta_vs_Alberta_and_everyone_else\"><\/span>5. On renewables, it\u2019ll be Alberta vs. Alberta (and everyone else)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last August, Premier Danielle Smith ruffled more than a few feathers when her government announced a seven-month moratorium on all new renewable-energy projects\u2014allegedly over baseload-power concerns and worries about wind and solar overtaking precious farmland. Companies across the province\u2019s renewables sector were blindsided by the revenue-busting, worker-stranding move. Those internal tensions are likely to bleed into Alberta\u2019s already tenuous federal relations: Smith has already stated there\u2019s \u201cno scenario\u201d in which Alberta will meet the feds\u2019 2035 clean-energy cut-off.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Canadian_businesses_will_come_clean_about_their_climate_records\"><\/span>6. Canadian businesses will come clean about their climate records<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Corporate greenwashers are on notice. As of January, all Canadian financial institutions will have to collect hard numbers on the greenhouse gas emissions they finance and, in 2025, report them to the Canadian Securities Administrators. At the moment, the country\u2019s eight largest banks finance more than double the annual GHGs emitted by all of Canada. Under the new rules, any business that financial firms do business with will have to disclose their emissions data too. Corporate purchases, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> and even waste disposal are all about to become line items on companies\u2019 environmental cost sheets.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_A_high-tech_Nova_Scotia_buoy_will_make_ocean_water_drinkable\"><\/span>7. A high-tech Nova Scotia buoy will make ocean water drinkable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many remote communities\u2014including 20-plus First Nations still under boil water advisories\u2014still lack access to fresh water. A new pilot project off the coast of Nova Scotia will harness the formidable power of the ocean to boost Canada\u2019s drinkable supply. Oneka Technologies, a Quebec-based water-treatment company, has t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed the municipality of Barrington as its latest test site for the Glacier, a floating buoy that uses microscopically thin mesh and natural wave patterns to convert 500,000 litres of saltwater into fresh water in a single day. The newly potable water will then travel ashore by pipeline or barge to be treated and pumped around the region. Oneka has already successfully mounted buoys in Chile and Florida and, if all goes to plan, its newest Glacier will be bobbing roughly five kilometres off the coast of Cape Sable Island this coming summer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_The_Trans_Mountain_pipeline_will_be_fully_operational_at_long_last\"><\/span>8. The Trans Mountain pipeline will be fully operational (at long last)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fulfilling its reputation as Canada\u2019s most cursed pipeline, the $31-billion Trans Mountain pipeline ran into opposition yet again late in 2023. This time, the source wasn\u2019t environmental activists, regulatory stickiness or Indigenous stakeholders but some extra-stubborn rockface in B.C.\u2019s Fraser Valley, delaying the expected completion date from early 2024 to later in the year\u2014not to mention tacking another $86 million onto the pipeline\u2019s final price tag. Once it\u2019s up and running, the Trans Mountain project will quickly recoup those costs: the West Coast expansion will nearly triple the pipeline\u2019s daily crude capacity, shooting Canada\u2019s oil production up to an all-time high within its first two operating years.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Destructive_weather_will_wreak_havoc_on_insurance_premiums\"><\/span>9. Destructive weather will wreak havoc on insurance premiums<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As fires and floods wipe out neighbourhoods, Canadian property insurance premiums will soon skyrocket. In 2023, severe weather cost the country roughly $3.1 billion in insured damages, and the Insurance Bureau of Canada predicts a five to 15 per cent jump in premiums in the coming year. The nation\u2019s insurance groups are now also devoting extra scrutiny to communities\u2019 risk factors\u2014for example, whether they have enough fire hydrants. Businesses may start seeing their coverage renewals shut down, particularly in the hospitality sector.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Climate_change_will_disrupt_the_tourism_industry\"><\/span>10. Climate change will disrupt the tourism industry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just as hotels and restaurants were recovering from COVID, a spate of climate disasters clipped them on the upswing: in 2023, fires razed a key tourist highway near the surf paradise of Tofino in B.C., unseasonably warm winters cut Ontario\u2019s ski days to a minimum and unpredictable weather in Nova Scotia tainted grape crops. With wildfire summers and rising tick levels predicted for future travel seasons, some travellers may soon see trips to Canada as a liability, putting a sizable dent in our all-weather, $40-billion tourism industry. 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